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JOHN H. HODGES, Proper. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE $1.50 a Yc&r In Advance v OL. LIII, PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 5, L923. No. 27 COAL PROBLEM IS NEW TAX URGED iING’S THE FOR ROAD FUN PRESIDENT SAYS he is OPPOSED HIGHWAY board plans for To NATIONALIZING U. S. | . INCREASING STATE’S COAL MINES REVENUE C8MMISSI8N GIVES SOLUTION STATE NEWSJJF INTEREST Says Plan Would Be “Only Another Brief News Items Gathered Here And Step Towards National Paralysis’’ There From All Sections Of The State Cheyenne, Wyo.—In a discussion here of the nation’s, coal problem in which he mentioned the industry, the consuming public and the govern ment’s interest in all phases of coal operations, President Harding record ed himself as being, opposed to “na tionalizing the mines,” and declared that the United States coal comrnis- flion would bring the country "a new understanding” of the problem and point out a solution “in behalf of a Vital public interest.” The chief executive spoke from the observation platform of the car in which he came here from Denver to his first Wyoming audience. He also mentioned the problems of the live stock producers of the state, the wool interests and called attention to re-! lief measures which he said congress and the war finance corporation had given after war’s Inflation and later deflation, , The biggest need of the world to day, the president said, was work, adding that the world has no use for a loafer, big or little, “whether com manding capital or directing labor.” In developing his principal theme, the coal problem, Mr. Harding re ferred to the strike of last year, as serting his opinion that many line op erators were as much responsible for. that situation as the men who struck., Referring to the coal situation at, another point in his remarks, Mr. Harding said: “A few years ago, one of your Wy oming statesmen made the astounding statement that your state alone con tained enough coal to supply the en tire land with fuel for four centuries to come. . Whether the statement was extravagant or not, it was at least an intimation of your mineral re sources of which the nation at large had never dreamed. “How incomprehensible, Indeed, are ypur limitless possibilities and you, are but one of many states of seem ingly incomparable material riches. . .Let us hope that the genius of states-: men ahd the common sense of busi ness may be combined to solve the problems of transportation and dis tribution so that your wealth may be made an asset to the nation as well as to the stfte. __ , ■** ^ ^***'»* v • • *^**-' { i Commended Upon Crossing Law Atlanta.—James D. Price, member the Georgia Public service commis sion, has, he declares, received a flood of letter commending his re-, -ently announced plan to secure pass age of a law by the Incoming legis lature to prohibit grade crossings on railroads in Georgia. Commissioner Price is asking this law in order to, put a stop to the appalling loss of life in grade crossing crashes between ■rains and automobiles. t Peanut Chokes Child • Dawsonville.—The 2-year-old daugh- :er of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Chester, of jear Dawsonville, died at an Atlanta jospital recently, as the result of a jeanut lodging in her windpipe. The jhild was carried to Atlanta with the aope of getting the peanut removed, jut all efforts failed and death finally •esulted. Interment was at Mimble- rille cemetery. Suggests Weight To Be Tax Basis Claxton.—Entitled an “act to regu- <L e the use of vehicles on the puh- jfg highways of the state of Geor- ■ w a; to create the office of vehicle . Aiumissioner, define his duties; reg elate license of tax on vehicles and provide for the collection thereof and IjO regulate-.the speed of vehicles and 'isrovide a penalty for the sections of j^s act,” a measure is to be. intro duced during the coming term of the egislature by B. G. Tipping, Evans •ounty ■ representative, he declared Atlanta.—A new gasoline tax of two cents a gallon and a tax on lub ricating oils to create a state aid road fund to help Georgia counties which have not money enough to build roads unaided, was recommended to Gover nor Thomas W. Hardwick by the staJ;e highway board. The recom mendation was made, among others, in a letter prepared in connection with the animal report of the high way department, which was trans mitted to the governor. It is pointed out that such a fund, in sufficient amount, could match fed eral funds for these counties and that the counties themselves could be paid for. constructing the roads with their convict gangs. The letter also states that the big ger counties now have all practically completed construction of their sec tions of the state highway system, so that the little and weaker coun ties would be the chief beneficiaries of such a state aid road fund as is proposed. By means of the gas and oil tax, it is asserted, non-residents who pass through the state by automobile will help pay part of the expense of up keep of the roads they use. North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida all levy such a tax, it is Bald. > Of the state funds available for construction and maintenance of state rohds in 1922, the report shows that 89.749 per cent was used on actual maintenance and construction, and 6.890 per cent on administration. The balance went for Incidentals, office equipment, auto expense, and other Incidentals. Up to December 31, 1922, the total amount of money spent by the depart ment for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922, has been $20,040,124.09, with a total overhead cost of .051 per cent It Is stated that no state can boast of a lower overhead cost than this. There is a total of 170,000 lineal feet of bridges in the state aid road system, of which 52,979 feet is com pleted and 12,727 feet under construc tion.' "A grand total of 2,877.46 miles of roads and bridges will be either com pleted or under construction at the end of this year. APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP DEFEATED BY SMASHING VOTE U. S. Leader Sidney Webb Prophesies Eng land Will Be Under Control Of Labor By 1926 39 Boy Orphans Die In Collapse Calucutta. — Thirty-nine Mohamme dan boy orphans were killed in the collapse of a section of the orphanage building in the bear of Calcutta. Thir ty-three were injured. Elect Georgian Hardware Chief Atlanta.—B. L. Almand, of Socia Circle, Ga., was elected president ol the Southeastern Retail Hardware an£ Implement association at the closing session of the four-day meeting and exhibition at the auditorium. Tin- southeastern association is compose,c of the state organizations of Alabama Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. Othci officers elected were W. V. Benton of Jackson, Tenn., first vice president; G. S. Meserve, of St. Augustine, Fla. second vice president, and Walter Har lan, of Atlanta, secretary and treas urer. Mr. Harlan has been re-elec.toc nine times. * London.—British labor repudiated communism when in a smashing vote of the annual labor party conference it defeated the communist party’s ap plication for membership in the party. Leaders predicted a labor govern ment in England by 1926. Nearly 1,- 000 labor delegates were present. Voting union by union, each dele gate representing the whole member ship of his union, the application was turned down by a vote of 2,085,000 to 866,000. Sidney Webb, M, P., presided, and Arthur Henderson and Ramsay Mb- Donald were on the platform. Webb prophesied that England would see a . labor premier and labor cabinet in power by 1926, pointing to the fact that the labor party in the elections of last autumn secured 4,- 250,000 votes, roughly one-third of the total votes of the country. The party is branching out on all sides and strengthening its locai or ganizations in all constituencies, and leaders are optimistic of success. It is believed that the recent repudia tion of communism will emphasize the conservative tendencies of British la bor and add new members. The vote against communism stress ed the fact that there 1b nothing ’pink” about the English labor move ment. It is, in the main, a liberal group led by trained men. Washington.—Declaring that Euro pean labor unions are surrendering to communism, the American Federation of Labor has announced a policy of isolation from the foreign trade union movement In a, long statement reviewing the trade union situation in Europe, the American Federation of Labor declar ed that the most significant develop ment Is the alliance at Hamburg be tween the International Transport .Workers and the Soviet Transport Workers. “The developments In this confer ence and la other conferences of the month show European labor slipping toward red revolutionary standards in a movement that from this distance looks much like a rout,” the federa tion says. “American labor not only will not join with any organisation or any movement that seeks in any way to compromise with the mostrosity of bolshevism, but it will raise its voice in protest at every sign of attempted compromise with that hideous lnstlcu- tion, no matter where that attempt may be made. v Georgian Slain By Crazy Ship Officer Atlanta.—Asosciated Press cable dis patches from Lisbon, Portugal, receiv ed in Atlanta telling of the slaying by a crazed officer of the wireless oper ator of the steamer Brave Couer on the high seas brought a shock to At lanta friends of Albert Glaser, a former Atlanta hoy who is well known in both this city and Athens. The Idsbon dispatches * were extremely meager, only stating that the madden ed second officer shot and killed th^ captain of the vessel, the wireless gd erator and another officer, and wound ed a seaman and passenger when h' ran amuck. a«SMc«:iaaaiaaDaoBioDODDaaaoooaaocBoaaDuat»c?aoB!aoaoaoeioaoo High Grade Fertilizers j We are On the Job from January to § y January, twelve months each year, jj | You can buy One Sack or A Hundred g | Tons, or More, any day in the year f | and get prompt delivery, g Our Customers get this kind of Service without § any Extra Cost. 1 “IT’S WHAT’S IN THE SACK | I THAT COUNTS.” | f HEARD BROTHERS. I | Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers. g | MACON, - GEORGIA. | aagaaacHBaaaaaaaaaaaanaaoaaaaeaKraaQaaaeoaa.aaaaaataoaci For Riding Comfort You Can’t Beat A Jemmy Long Spring ON YOUR FORD 12 Inches Longer Than Regular Front Spring and so Constructed that It Ab sorbs the Shocks as no Other Device can Do. It’s Guaranteed Not to Break. 'Price $9.00 Put on Your Ford. Perri Auto PERRY, - GA. HEADQUARTERS FOR Steaks and Fresh Meats of All Kinds. Staple and Fancy Groceries. Prompt Service. . Phone 12. E. F. BARFIELD & CO. PERRY, GA. Railroad Allowed To Increase Capita' Atlanta.—The Georgia railroad com- mission-lias been petitioned by the Georgia, FloridaTind Alabama Railway company for permission to increase its capital stock from $450,000 to $2,685,00C in order to absorb the bonded indebted ness which with interest amounts tc $3,359,556.95. Mrs. Cora Williams, pres ident, has agreed to accept stock in the rgad to the amount due her. The company was originally incorporated September 13, 1805, with an authorized capital stock of $160,000 and has twice amended its charter. Fire Prevention Drive For Atlanta Atlanta.—Prevention, of fires in At lanta is the aim of an active campaign recently launched by the Atlanta cham ber of commerce in conjunction with a nation-wide movement in that direc tion by the United States chamber of commerce. The activity of the local chamber to reduce fire loss will bp di rected by Edwin Haas, of the firm of Haas and Howell, who was appointed by President Alfred Newell as chair man of the insurance comm/ittee. The campaign will extend over a period of ten days. We are carrying a complete stock of Arsenate of Lead and Atomic Sulphur as w ill as Bushel Bas kets and Picking Baskets. These goods are car ried in stock and we shall be glad to have your or ders for delivery later or for immediate acceptance. • / / ' r Perry Warehouse Go.